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- noun A
house open to thepublic as anexhibition of architecture, furnishing, etc.
Etymologies
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Admission to the showhouse is a $25 contribution to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
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Admission to the showhouse is a $25 contribution to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
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Admission to the showhouse is a $25 contribution to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
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The family was invited to look around a "showhouse".
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The family was invited to look around a "showhouse".
Personal finance and money news, analysis and comment | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Max Kim-Bee Modern-glam dining area inspired by 'Someone to Watch Over Me' A decorator showhouse offers voyeuristic pleasures, notably the thrill of sneaking into a stylish home and stealing all of its design secrets.
Scene-Stealing Décor Jen Renzi 2011
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To visit the showhouse, purchase tickets at theartofelysium.org .
Scene-Stealing Décor Jen Renzi 2011
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A designer showhouse goes movie house, taking cues from unforgettable Manhattan-set interiors.
Scene-Stealing Décor Jen Renzi 2011
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Dmitriy & Co. provided a sofa and library chair used in a recent New York showhouse designed by Carrier & Co. An article on film-inspired showhouses in some editions of Saturday's Off Duty section misspelled the company's name as Dmitri.
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When people ask me for decorating advice, I tell them to run to their closest decorator showhouse.
Rooms With a Viewpoint Charlotte Moss 2011
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